1 Sentimo

Ang Bagong Lipunan Series

1982 1 Sentimo Ang Bagong Lipunan Series Philippine Coin - Obverse view featuring Lapulapu - Almost Uncirculated condition
1975 1 Sentimo Ang Bagong Lipunan Series Philippine Coin - Reverse view featuring the BSP seal - Almost Uncirculated condition

1975 - 1978

1979 - 1982

1982 1 Sentimo Ang Bagong Lipunan Series Philippine Coin - Reverse view featuring the new BSP seal - Almost Uncirculated condition

Obverse: Features Lapulapu facing right with the number “1” on the bottom right. Text: "REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS" and “LAPULAPU” along with “1 SENTIMO”.

Reverse (1975 - 1978): Features the seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Text: "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN" with the date "1975” on the outer layer. The inner layer has the text “BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS” with the date “1949”.

Reverse (1979 - 1982): Features the redesigned seal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Text: "ANG BAGONG LIPUNAN" with the date "1982” on the outer layer. The inner layer has the text “BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS” with the date “1949”.

Details

Years: 1975 - 1982

Composition: Aluminium (95% Aluminium, 5% Magnesium)

Weight: 1.2g

Diameter: 19mm

Thickness: 2.4mm (1975-1978), 1.9mm (1979-1982)

Edge: Plain

Mint (1975-1978): Royal Mint (UK), Mint of Philadelphia (USA), and The Franklin Mint (USA)

Mint (1979-1982): BSP Security Plant Complex (Philippines) and The Franklin Mint (USA)

Engravers

  • Obverse: Don Everhart

  • Reverse: J. Herman DeRoos

Description

The coin was a standard circulating coin under the Ang Bagong Lipunan Series. It features Lapulapu, with him being one of the first Filipinos who resisted Spanish rule. The coin is common due to its high mintage. It was later demonetized on January 2, 1998, as per BSP Circular No. 81, Series of 1995.

Image Credit:

"Philippine 1975 one Sentimo reverse" by John Alan Elson - direct scan by John Alan Elson, Background removed from the original. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yearly Mintage Amount

COMING SOON